Rail-fastener.



R. G. MORROW.

RAIL FASTENER- APPLICATION rum) HAR.27,1912.

1,074,005. Patented Sept. 23, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

ROBERT C. MORROW, OF THETFORD MINES, QUEBEC, CANADA.

RAIL-FASTENER.

Application filed March [0 (1/7 'Hllfll)? if m (13 concern Be it known that I Rom-arr t". Mottltonlh subject ol the King of (n-eat liritain. residing atr'lhetford Mines, in the Province of Quebec. Dominion of Canada. have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specilication. i

This invention relates to improvements in fastening devices for railway rails.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to provide device otthis character which may be readily positioned upon the tics of the rails and which will efl'ectively support the rails against lateral movement as well as preventing the rails 't'rom embedding themselves within the tics.

1 also aim to provide .a device of this character which may be easily and quickly attached to the ties. which embodies new parts'and which possesses the desirable features of simplicity and etl'ectivcness.

'ith the above and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the iuvention is more fully disclosed the improvement .csidcs in the novel construction coinhination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

in the drawings. Figure l is a wrspective view of one end of a tie showing my llllprovcuient in p sition thereon and illustrating the same in engagement with a rail. Fig. :2 is a vertical central longitudinal sectional view ot the same. Fig. i is a bottom plan a'iew ot the same. Fig. l is a detail perspective view oi the shoe. central longitudinal sectional view taken through a slightly modified form of the dc vice.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates an ordinary railway tie, and 2 the improved rail fastening which is positioned upon the tie. This t'astenin'g embodies essentially a substantially rectangular base plate 3, which is formed of suitable metal or other-nmterial. and which is provide adjacent its ends with openings for the reception of securing elements. such as ordinary wood screws 4. The plate 3 is integrally formed, adjacent one of its ends and upon its upper face with an enlarge ment or lug 5, the vertically straight and being Fi 1 wt- Specification of Letters Patent.

same having its inner face nal ly provided withl sharpened. By this Patented Sept. 2. 1913. Serial No. 686,710.

a pocket ti which extends through the said inner face. The inner wall provided by the pocket ti is preferably rounded as at T and the said pocket is adapted to receive the rounded end S of a shoe 5 The shoe is of a thickness substantially equaling the distance provided hetwecnthe side walls of the pocltct and the said shoe has its lower face extended at an angle beyond the face of the lug 3. This angular face It) is of a size sulli cieut to snugly engage with the base tlange upon one side of the rail ll. and the said angular t'acc terminates in a substantiall vertical wall 1;. the said wall being of a shape correspoiuling with the web ol' the rail. The upper portion of the shoe is formed with a flattened Face 13, the same being slightly inclined so as to snugly engage beneath the ball of the rail 11. The plate 3. adjacent its lug 5 is t'ormed with a suitable opening. the latter adapted to-reccivc an upwardly extending threaded elemcnt and this element is adapted to pass through a centrally arr.-'|nged opening pro vided in a clamping member I l. The clamp ll has its under l'ace formed with an angular tongue 15. the latter adapted to engage with the base llange of the rail opposite that engaged by theshoe.

From a device constructed as above described it will he noted that the shoe 8) is at all times retained in its pocket by the rail ll. Furthermore it will be noted that the plate It a tl'ords a bearing for the base flange l the rail so that the danger ot the rail e|ubedding itselt' within the tie owing to the weight of the rolling stock passin" thereover as well as the. shock and jar incident thereto is entirely overcome.

in Fig. 5 I have illustrated the pocket 3' provided in the lug 5'. The said pocket being closed at its upper edge by a wall It; which is integral with the lug 5.

In both Fig. 5 and the remaining figures of the drawings the under face of the base plate is formed with transversely arranged spaeed ribs 18 and 19 of a crosssectional V- sllnliped formation, the same being prefera i y and the transversely arranged ribs 18 and 19 are (mitt-ally connected by a longitudiextending rib 20, the same being also arrangement both the arranged directly below the portion of' the plate upon which the rail is positioned v against the rounded end of the pocket, the opposite end of the lying, in a; plane at a right angle to the median long dimension of the shoe and bearing against the web of the rail and extending from the head to vthe base flange thereof.

shoe having a surface 10 Intestim'ony whereof I iullx' my signature 20 in presence of two witnesses.

I ROBERT C. MORRQWV.

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